Topic: Automation

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Be sure about wireless
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Will wireless work in your application? A site survey can show how well a network will work for you.

Quantifying automation benefits: Adding up engineering benefits
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This back-to-basics tutorial quantifying the benefits of automation puts engineering in language even a bean counter can understand: What have you done for me lately? And how much?

How to FISH: A strategy for maximizing machinery availability and cutting overhead
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Do you feel that every equipment maintenance article you read is pushing you to spend more money on overhead and more time pampering machines instead of running them? If so, here's your lucky break. Go FISHing. Functional interface stress hardening (FISH) is a methodology developed that is proven normally to eliminate mechanical, hydraulic and electronic system downtime.

Engineer a flexible facility
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Plant professionals understand that systems, practices and designs do more than increase productivity, but justifying investment can be difficult because payback calculations are elusive and decisionmakers only see cost centers. Learn to capture the real options that let plants thrive in evolving environments.

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Optimal Temperature Sensor Selection Single Iteration 01/31/2006
There’s no simple solution to achieving accurate temperature measurement. It’s a combination of knowing the inherent accuracy of particular sensor types, but also how environmental factors can create further measurement uncertainty and the sensor calibration techniques available to reduce this uncertainty. 
Measurement Best Practices Rosemount 10/05/2005
This nine-page PDF discusses way in which you can ensure your measurements are accurate, repeatable and reliable. 
10 Essential Technologies for High-Performance Motion Control National Instruments 07/07/2005
Motion controllers have incorporated key technologies over the years to meet the increasing demands of high-performance applications such as profile cutting and wafer inspection. This document covers the top 10 key technologies that impact your high-performance motion control applications.  
Selecting SCR power controllers to reduce heat control system panel costs Chromalox 06/15/2005
This six-page PDF white paper discusses how to control costs when using building control panels. 
H1 + HSE FFB Integrated Architecture Demonstration International Specialty Products 06/09/2005
This nine-page PDF white paper's primary objective is to demonstrate FOUNDATION fieldbus' capabilities and benefits in complex applications. 
Learn how to implement EtherCAT 01/20/2005
 
Flow Sensor Technology 10/04/2004
 
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